First assignment
Discussion Post:
Give an example of three of the errors in human inquiry each from the field of criminal justice. If a social scientific approach was used in place of basic human inquiry, how might these errors be reduced?
Must be in APA format and have references!
Second assignment
The homework assignments for this course will all be related to your Research Proposal Paper. Through the homework you will build a research proposal step by step so that by the end of this course you will be able to compile your homework into a research proposal.
The first step in this process is to decide on a topic.
I would like you to find a crime problem in your neighborhood, city, workplace, etc. that you believe you could develop a solution to.
You will not actually be conducting a study, nor will you have to gather data so you are free to choose any crime issue, regardless of whether it has been addressed formally or not.
Your homework will be using the Developing a Research Proposal sections at the end of each chapter.
Third assignment
Unit 1 Assignment:
Complete and submit Developing a Research Proposal Question 1 through 3 on page 26 of the textbook.
Question #1 will be the topic that you chose to complete the rest of the questions for the remainder of this course along with your research proposal.
Developing a Research Proposal
Will you develop a research proposal in this course? If so, you should begin to consider your alternatives.
1. What topic would you focus on if you could design a social research project without any concern for costs? What arc your motives for studying this topic?
2. Develop four questions that you might investigate about the topic you just selected. Each question should reflect a different research motive: description, exploration, explanation, or evaluation. Be specific.
3. Which question most interests you? Would you prefer to attempt to answer that question with quantitative or qualitative methods? Why?